AFFLUENT

affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy, substantial

(adjective) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; “an affluent banker”; “a speculator flush with cash”; “not merely rich but loaded”; “moneyed aristocrats”; “wealthy corporations”; “a substantial family”

feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent

(noun) a branch that flows into the main stream

affluent

(noun) an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; “the so-called emerging affluents”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

affluent (plural affluents)

Somebody who is wealthy.

A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.

Synonyms

• See also moneybags

Adjective

affluent (comparative more affluent, superlative most affluent)

Abundant; copious; plenteous.

(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.

(dated) Tributary.

(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.

Synonyms

• See also wealthy

Antonyms

• indigent

Source: Wiktionary


Af"flu*ent, a. Etym: [Cf. F. affluent, L. affluens, -entis, p. pr. See Affluence.]

1. Flowing to; flowing abundantly. "Affluent blood." Harvey.

2. Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches. Language . . . affluent in expression. H. Reed. Loaded and blest with all the affluent store, Which human vows at smoking shrines implore. Prior.

Af"flu*ent, n.

Definition: A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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